Tag: Research

Unconscious bias can disadvantage candidates with disabilities in traditional interviews, but new research suggests chat-based interviews offer a fairer solution.

At today’s National Press Club, Scott Morrison announced a $2.2 billion Research Commercialisation Action Plan.

Australia’s burgeoning space industry has the potential to unlock a raft of economic opportunities. However the industry’s success depends on the Government’s willingness to look beyond university-led research and recognise the crucial role that businesses play in driving innovation. When Adam Gilmour, Co-founder and CEO of Gilmour Space, first set out to grow Australia’s domestic […]

Prior to the coronavirus crisis and subsequent shutdowns, Australian SMEs were already struggling with cash flow; this is according to new research which shows 52 per cent of business owners had issues with paying themselves.  Why were employers so quick to let their staff go when coronavirus came? When the government announced the shutdowns, many […]

Elissa Dwyer is Human Resources Director at the Heart Research Institute; one of Australia’s leading cardiovascular research facilities. Of course, it still operates as a business that needs to see success, and one of its main identifiable struggles is attracting and retaining women in senior roles. We talk about how the HRI have had to […]

Australia’s Heart Research Institute (HRI) is an internationally recognised medical research institute, performing cardiovascular research with a mission to prevent the spread of cardiovascular disease. The organisation is comprised of more than 150 collaborators who work together to conduct scientific and clinical research work. With a multitude of staff, scientists, researchers and stakeholders within the […]

Meetings are causing workers to be unproductive.

Using contract staff is becoming more popular.

Top tips to score a grant.

Research shows that employees check their phones up to ten times a day.